Green Bay Packers: No. 5 should be only other jersey retired

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

There has been some discussion online this week about whether the Green Bay Packers should consider retiring any other numbers in the near future. Just this past season the Packers honored former quarterback and Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre by retiring his number and displaying it in Lambeau Field right next to that of his former teammate,

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LombardiAve wrote:

As much as Hornung means to GB lore I can't see them retiring his number.

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nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

As much as Hornung means to GB lore I can't see them retiring his number.

Originally Posted by: wpr

Majkowski had #5 for a short time iirc.

Stirred some controversy, but he switched to 7.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Majkowski had #5 for a short time iirc.

Stirred some controversy, but he switched to 7.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

There is a light difference between officially retiring a number once and for all and simply withholding issuing the number. #5 has been withheld not retired. That is what they will continue to do.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

9 years ago

Absolutely ridiculous to retire a number. There is a limited amount of them digits. Remove them from circulation for 10-15 years and move the hell on.

When Dale Earnhardt passed away, I was fine with them retiring the number (the rumors of it anyway) until many years later when Jr drove it in the minor series. I wanted the number to come back because people would talk about ole #3 again. If the number is out of sight, it slips into out of mind a little bit. I'm not saying the players are forgotten, not at all, but they are MORE remembered if we see their numbers.

Stop freaking retiring numbers!

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Why can't the NFL or MLB go to triple digits? I think they do in Japanese baseball.

yooperfan
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Why can't the NFL or MLB go to triple digits? I think they do in Japanese baseball.

Originally Posted by: wpr

No! No! No!
Please don't put ideas in Goodell's head.🏈

nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

Why can't the NFL or MLB go to triple digits? I think they do in Japanese baseball.

Originally Posted by: wpr

What about Roman numerals? Or Greek and Hebrew letters?

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

What about Roman numerals? Or Greek and Hebrew letters?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

For what purpose? A player with "XX" is still # 20. And you could end up with a lot more than 3 digits. 34 would be XXXIV. How would that be easier than having someone with 134?

And why switch from numbers to Greek or Hebrew letters? The alphabets are too small to be of any value.

nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: wpr

I look at numbers as being used to identify players on the field. Especially when there is a pile, or you can't see the name on the jersey.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

#10

I look at numbers as being used to identify players on the field. Especially when there is a pile, or you can't see the name on the jersey.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

As do I and everyone else. My comment-question was why go to Roman Numerals instead of simply adding the 100s?
Also why even consider Greek or Hebrew alphabet when they already have 100 numbers and the alphabet is 1/4 as many.

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